The Political Graveyard

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Web Name: The Political Graveyard

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By special recognition or distinction: (most ofthese categories are incomplete!)Politicians in various professions: lawyers(13,714),lobbyists(55),socialworkers (105),clergy(526),funeraldirectors (125),police(322),laborleaders (255),auctioneers(36),barbers(37),machinists(82),postmastersand postal workers (377).Politicians in agriculture: farmers(3,065) orproviders of farmsupplies and services (176).See also farmers in these industries: tobacco,cotton, wool, fur, dairy, sugar, fruitand produce,alcoholicbeverages,horsedrawn transportation.Politicians in health care: physicians(1,022),psychologistsor psychiatrists (20),dentists(140),eyedoctors (25),chiropractors(13),veterinarians(31),nurses(24),pharmacistsand drug makers (272),hospitaladministrators (120), andotherhealth workers (8).Politicians in education, academia, creative arts, and science: teachers(1,694),coaches(80),professors (721),universityor college presidents (195),writers(379),artists(43),musicians(129),librarians(27),scientists(74),economists(80),informationtechnology professionals (36),inventors(54).Politicians in media, sports, and entertainment: newspapers(1,684),printingand publishing (206),photography(14),professionalsports (147),entertainment(209),movietheaters (36),broadcasting(220),advertising(94),pornographymusicalinstruments and sporting goods (37).Politicians in transportation: vehiclemanufacturing (117),automobiledealers (164),automobileservices (88),taxicabs andbuses (15),horsedrawntransportation (94),truckingand storage (66),aviation(78),nauticaland maritime (229),railroading(735),streetrailways and interurbans (70),or import/export(48).Politicians in food, beverage, tobacco, and hospitalityindustries:fish (15), meat (58), grain andmilling (203),baking(16),dairy(140),fruitand produce (93),sugar andcandy (35),softdrinks (19),coffeeand tea (11),alcoholicbeverages (72),other foodprocessing or sales (261),restaurants(79),taverns(50),hotels(229),florists(36),tobacco(101),chewinggum (3).Politicians in textiles, clothing, and related industries: cotton(86),wool (56), furs (22), shoes andleather (131),hats (32), other clothing andtextiles (259),laundry anddry cleaning (34),jewelers(36).Politicians in lumber, construction and related activities: lumber(521),papermanufacturing (66),excavation(53),masonry(117),glass(25),roofingelectrical(75),plumbingand heating (61),paintingand decorating (79),generalconstruction (423),furniture(110),hardware(184),architecture(52),engineering(443),surveying(73).Politicians in extractive and related industries: mining(304),metals(214),oil andgas (211),dealersof coal, ice and fuel oil (129),chemicals(94),rubberplastics(1).Politicians in finance, insurance, and real estate: banking(1,916),insurance(1,044),realestate (991),accounting(293),titleinsurance (38),appraising(22).Politicians in public utilities: telephoneand telegraph (142);energy andwater (183).Politicians in residual categories: otherretailing (1,041),othermanufacturing (357),miscellaneousand unclassified occupations and industries (426).Politicians who were killed in the AmericanRevolution (5); War of1812 (5); TexasWar of Independence (4); MexicanWar (7); CivilWar (66); World WarI (7); WorldWar II (10).Politicians who were killed in duels (20),by Indians(10), or otherwise murdered(134).Politicians who were executed(2).Politicians who disappearedor died mysteriously (15); politicians who committedsuicide (177).Politicians who were killed by specific external causes: by gunshot(231); by stabbing(15); by strangulationor choking (7); by drowning(63); by poison oroverdose (39); in falls(116); by fire orexplosion (47); by storms,lightning, or weather conditions (36); in collapses ofstructures (4); by animals(4).Politicians who were killed in transportation accidents ordisasters: horses andhorsedrawn vehicles (25), steamship andboat (27), railroad andstreetcar (37), automobile(156), aircraft(57).Politicians who were killed in in gunaccidents (23), or in sports orrecreation accidents (21), or some otherkinds of accidents (4).Politicians who died of infectuous diseases (very incomplete!):cholera(26), diphtheria(1), influenza(30), malaria(9), pneumonia(391), perniciousanemia (8), smallpox(8), tuberculosis(68), typhoidfever (34), typhus(1), yellowfever (28), AIDS (7).Politicians who died of cancer (very incomplete!): bladderor kidney cancer (12); braincancer (38); breastcancer (4); coloncancer (39); leukemia(42); livercancer (25); lungcancer (67); mouth,tongue, or jaw cancer (5); pancreaticcancer (26); prostatecancer (41); stomachor esophageal cancer (36); throator larynx cancer (15); other orunspecified cancers (324).Politicians who died of other diseases (very incomplete!): Alzheimer'sdisease or dementia (68); asthma(14); ALS/LouGehrig's disease (15); bladderdiseases (5); diabetes(52); emphysema(20); gallbladderdiseases (13); gastrointestinaldiseases (56); heartdisease (1,320); stroke(454); kidneydiseases (185); lung orrespiratory diseases (95); liverdiseases (34); Parkinson'sdisease (44); appendicitis(32); otherinfections (78); otherdiseases (65).Politicians who died (or whose death was caused) at: alegislative session (16), incourt (20), while campaigning(27), or at any other public eventor meeting (43). Politicians who died (or whose death was caused) while hunting orfishing (27), or during sports orrecreation (21).Politicians who died (or whose death was caused) at the U.S.Capitol Building (16), the WhiteHouse (4), a statecapitol building (12), a governor'smansion (8), a countycourthouses and city halls (23), in churches(7), in theaters(3), trainstations (16), airports(22), hotels(156), postoffices (11), shops (14),offices(49), restaurantsor taverns (13).Politicians who died in medical or institutional settings: New YorkHospital/Cornell Medical Center (27), WalterReed or Bethesda medical centers (75), in otherhospitals (1,597), in doctor'soffices (5), in nursinghomes, rest homes, sanitariums (253), in mentalhospitals or asylums for the insane (14), in hospices(32), in prison orcaptivity (12).Politicians who died, or whose death was caused, on board boats orships (42), trains(19), carsor other road vehicles (21), or planes(1), elevatorsand escalators (4).political graveyard."Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872The Political Graveyardis a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 302,477politicians, living and dead.The coverage of the site includes (1) the President, Vice President,members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders inall fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; andthe chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, forany of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges;(4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of majorfederal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1971) postmasters ofqualifying places; and (5) state and national political party officials,including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants innational party nominating conventions.The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.Information on this page and on all other pages of thissite is believed to be accurate, but is notguaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sourcesbefore relying on any information here.The official URL for this page is: http://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html.Links to this or any other Political Graveyard pageare welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimeschange as the site develops.If you are searching for a specific named individual, try thealphabetical index of politicians.More information: FAQ;privacy policy; cemetery links.If you find any error or omission in The Political Graveyard,or if you have information to share, please see the biographical checklist andsubmission guidelines.Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feistv. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this siteare 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe toconstitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Wherepossible, each image is linked to its online source. However,requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from thissite will be honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection andarrangement are 1996-2019 Lawrence Kestenbaum.(4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative CommonsLicense.Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. This site is hosted by HDL. The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done onAugust 19, 2019.

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